Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9

There's been talk on several occasions of upgrades there and now LetsGoDigital has come across a Samsung patent describing an iris camera combined with a light source module and a remote sensor.

Another tweet by the same tipster Roland Quandt shows the arrangement of the single main camera module of the Galaxy S9 along with that of the fingerprint sensor.

When Samsung announced plans to hold a special Galaxy S9 press event ahead of Mobile World Congress later this month, the company's invite had a caption that said, "The Camera". SamsungGalaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will be backed by a 3,000mAh and 3,500mAh batteries respectively.

A new Wi-Fi certification confirms that Samsung Galaxy S9 Active is indeed in works. They are star (Galaxy S9) and star2 (Galaxy S9 Plus). Current expectations are that the official rollout of the Oreo-based Samsung Experience 9.0 software will commence before the end of February.

The battery capacity may not a bad thing considering the Snapdragon 845 and Exynos 9810 are expected to be more power efficient; we may see longer battery life on the same capacity. The Galaxy S9 lineup will also include a new feature called "Intelligent Scan", which could combine iris and facial recognition technology together.

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